Philippines

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has began the public consultation on the proposal for the field trial application of genetically modified Golden Rice (GR2E) variety in the Philippines.
This, after the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) advised PhilRice to “proceed with the public consultation for Golden Rice” as the…
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MANILA -- One of the highlights of President Rodrigo Duterte's third State of the Nation Address was about access to universal health care. As ordinary citizens, how can we help ourselves maintain a healthy lifestyle so we could better avoid getting sick and be healthier? The National Nutrition Council (NNC) suggests trying food gardening. Every July, the country observes Nutrition Month…
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The island province that produces one of the world’s sweetest mango varieties is currently hosting the 20th National Mango Congress.
Ramon Marañon, chairperson of the Guimaras Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (Guimaras PAFC), said this year’s theme is focused on increasing local mango productivity through the collaborative effort of local government units (LGUs)…
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TACLOBAN CITY -- Food gardening is seen as a strategy to combat malnutrition among children in Eastern Visayas, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) said as the country celebrates Nutrition Month.
Citing surveys, NNC regional program coordinator Catalino Dotollo said only 67 percent of households in the country have vegetable garden, depriving families of consuming nutritious foods.
During…
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There is a declining interest in agriculture among Filipino youth, according to an official of the Department of Agriculture.
In a statement released Saturday, the House committee on constitutional amendments invited the DA to present threats to the country’s agricultural sector amid the government's bid to change into a federal system.
“The average age of our farmers as of date is 57 years…
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Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — The field of academia is an intimidating and largely unfamiliar one, especially in the Philippines, where science is viewed as something learned in the primary to tertiary educational levels, but uncommonly taken up as a career onwards.
Our parents would rather we become professionals in the medical field or be an engineer — to pursue more…
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The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) based here is inviting schools division administrators and supplemental feeding program planners in the Calabarzon Region for a forum to present the results and outputs of their school-based nutrition study on May 8.
IIRR Country Manager for the Philippine Program Emelita Monville Oro, in her invitation, said that the action research…
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Farmers may no longer have to worry about low yield on the weight of water-related stress, thanks to some stress resistant rice varieties that were just recently developed by Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).
Originally, rice varieties are really highly vulnerable to abiotic (particularly water-related) stress, such as drought, submergence, and salinity (concentration of salt…
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The Department of Health in the Philippines has said it will investigate the actions of four milk formula companies after the Guardian exposed the illegal and clandestine methods used to market products to mothers.
Officials in the DOH confirmed they had called an emergency meeting and had also passed on the violations uncovered by the Guardian to the Food and Drug Authority, which holds…
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